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Soft Skills Text BookSCIENCE AND SOCIETY
(As per New (CBCS) Syllabus for Third Semester,B.A./B.Com./BBA, Bangalore University w.e.f. 2014-15)
Dr. K. RamachandraM.Com., MBA, LL.B., DP&IR, Ph.D.,HOD of Commerce and Management,
Maharani’s Arts, Commerce and Management College for Women,Seshadri Road, Bengaluru - 560 001.
Dr. S. Alla BakashM.Com., MBA, Ph.D.,Associate Professor,
Department of Commerce and Management,Hasanath College for Women,
Dickenson Road, Bengaluru - 560 042.
MUMBAI NEW DELHI NAGPUR BENGALURU HYDERABAD CHENNAI PUNE LUCKNOW AHMEDABAD ERNAKULAM BHUBANESWAR INDORE KOLKATA GUWAHATI
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PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
It gives us immense pleasure in presenting the First Edition of the book on Soft Skills titled“Science and Society” under the new CBCS syllabus of Third Semester B.A., B.Com. and BBMcourses of Bangalore University.
We inhabit a world today that is shaped significantly by Science and Technology (S&T). S&Thas enriched our lives and proved to be beneficial in our livelihoods. At the same time, many of theproducts of S&T pose challenges, and in ways, even threaten the existence of societies. This course,meant for students of the humanities/commerce streams, is to provide an overview of the nature ofS&T and its interaction with society. It is meant to provide a broad introduction to the most significantdiscoveries and inventions of modern science that have changed our lives and to bring into focus theneed for developing a critical appraisal of the issues related to the connection of S&T with society.
The present book adequately takes care of all the units under the syllabus prescribed byBangalore University under Soft Skills Paper. The matter is presented in a lucid manner consideringthe ease of learning for the beginners in Science and Society phenomenon. The three units relating to abrief introduction to science and the practice and discoveries of Science, Science and the Public,Modern Science and its impact on Societies and Science, Life and Livelihoods are covered. The bookis simple but profound and rich in comprehending all aspects of Science and Society.
The book is more worthy to own and the constructive suggestions from the reading communitiesare expected to further strengthen the present edition.
We thank all the well-wishers, reading community and Almighty for the grace, encouragementand support. We also thank the Himalaya Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. for their keen interest in thebook.
Dr. K. RamachandraDr. S. Alla Bakash
SYLLABUS
BANGALORE UNIVERSITY3rd Semester B.A./B.Com./BBM/BHM from 2015-16
(CBCS SCHEME)Soft Skills (‘Mrudu Kousalya’) Paper
FOUNDATION COURSESUBJECT: SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE (13 Hours)
A. What is Science and History of Science? (4 Hours)
What is Science? The Revolutions in Physics – Contributions of Copernicus and Galileo; A BriefHistory of the Renaissance in Europe; Age of Enlightenment; Industrial Revolution; Science in the20th Century.
Modern Science and the Scientific Method (2 Hours)
A Discussion on Hypothesis, Experimentation, Criteria for Experimentation, Theorizing and theOpen-ended Nature of the Scientific Quest.
Science in Other Cultures (2 Hours)
A Brief Exploration of Science and Technology in Pre-modern Era with Emphasis on India inAreas of Mathematics, Metallurgical Sciences, Medicine and Health.
B. The Interdependence of Science and Technology (3 Hours) Molecular Basis of Disease and Vaccination (1 Hour) Laser and Photonics Applications (1 Hour) Microscopy and Applications (1 Hour)
C. Science and the Public (2 Hours)
Discussion on the Need for an Informed Public in a Democracy about S&T, Science Policy andResearch Funding, S&T and Development.
UNIT II: MODERN SCIENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETIES (13 Hours) Theory of Evolution: A Lecture Summarizing the Modern Theory of Evolution of Species
and Its Implications. (1 Hour) Discovery of Antibiotics: What is an Antibiotic and How Does It Work? A Brief History of
the Discovery of Antibiotics and Its Impact on Health. Adversities Due to Misuse ofAntibiotics. (2 Hours)
Soaps, Detergents, Polymers and Chemicals: Their Use and Abuse. (2 Hours)
Atomic Energy: Introduction to Fission and Fusion Reactions, Atomic Reactors and PowerPlants; Nuclear Weapons; Chernobyl Accident. (2 Hours)
Space Sciences: History of Space Exploration; Sputnik and US Space Programme; ModernSatellites, Applications in Weather Prediction and Analysis; Remote Sensing with Referenceto Indian Space Programme. (2 Hours)
Genetics and Human Health: Introduction to Gene, DNA and Basis of Heredity; SomeIssues of Health Linked to Genetics. (2 Hours)
Nanotechnology, Smart Materials: Introduction to Nanotechnology and Examples of SomeDevices that Use Nanotechnology. A Brief Survey of Smart Materials. (2 Hours)
UNIT III: SCIENCE, LIFE AND LIVELIHOODS (13 Hours) India’s Agricultural Productivity and Dairy Development: The Green and White Revolutions. The Gene Revolution and GM Crops. (3 Hours) Information Revolution: The Impact of Internet and Web-based Technologies. (2 Hours) Impact of High-tech Devices on Emotional, Social and Cognitive Facets of Humans.
(2 Hours) Energy Issues and Renewable Energy Sources: Solar, Wind and Biofuels. (3 Hours) Climate Change.
CONTENTS
Unit Content Page No.
1 INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE1.1 Science1.2 A Brief History of Science1.3 The Revolutions in Physics1.4 Contributions of Nicolas Copernicus1.5 Contributions of Galileo Galilei1.6 A Brief History of the Renaissance in Europe1.7 Age of Enlightenment1.8 Industrial Revolution1.9 Science in 20th Century
1.10 Modern Science and Scientific Method1.11 Hypothesis1.12 Experimentation1.13 Theorizing1.14 Scientific Quest1.15 Science in Other Cultures1.16 A Brief Exploration of Science in India on Mathematics,
Medicine and Metallurgical Sciences1.17 Interdependence of Science and Technology1.18 Molecular Basis of Disease1.19 Vaccination1.20 Laser and Photonics Applications1.21 Microscopy1.22 Science and the Public1.23 Need for an Informed Public in a Democracy about Science
and Technology1.24 Science Policy1.25 Research Funding1.26 Science Technology and Development
1 – 56
2 MODERN SCIENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETIES2.1 Theory of Evolution2.2 Discovery of Antibiotics2.3 Soap and Detergents
57 – 116
2.4 Polymers2.5 Chemicals2.6 Atomic Energy2.7 Fission and Fusion2.8 Atomic Reactor2.9 Power Plant
2.10 Nuclear Weapon2.11 Chernobyl Accident2.12 Space Science2.13 Sputnik and US Aerospace Programme2.14 Modern Satellites2.15 NASA2.16 Applications in Weather Prediction and Analysis2.17 Remote Sensing with Reference to Indian Space Programme2.18 Genetics and Human Health2.19 Genes and Human Disease2.20 DNA and Basis of Heredity2.21 Nanotechnology2.22 Smart Materials
3 SCIENCE, LIFE AND LIVELIHOODS3.1 Agriculture in India3.2 Dairy Development3.3 The Green Revolution in India3.4 White Revolution3.5 Gene Revolution3.6 GM Crops3.7 Information Revolution3.8 The Impact of Internet and Web-based Technologies3.9 Impact of High-tech Devices on Emotional, Social and
Cognitive Facets of Humans3.10 Energy Issues3.11 Energy Issues in India3.12 Renewable Energy Sources3.13 Solar Energy3.14 Wind Energy3.15 Biofuels Energy3.16 Climate Change
117 – 164
Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE
1.1 SCIENCEMeaning of ScienceScience refers to a system of acquiring knowledge. This system uses observation and
experimentation to describe and explain natural phenomena.
The term science also refers to the organized body of knowledge people have gained using that
system. Less formally, the word science often describes any systematic field of study or the
knowledge gained from it.
Science is the pursuit and application of knowledge and understanding of the natural and social
world following a systematic methodology based on evidence.
Definition of Science
According to Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, the definition of science is “knowledgeattained through study or practice,” or “knowledge covering general truths of the operation ofgeneral laws, especially as obtained and tested through scientific method and concerned with thephysical world.”
Science as defined above is sometimes called pure science to differentiate it from appliedscience, which is the application of research to human needs. Fields of science are commonlyclassified along two major lines:
Natural sciences, the study of the natural world, and Social sciences, the systematic study of human behavior and society.
Science is the concerted human effort to understand, or to understand better, the history of the
natural world and how the natural world works, with observable physical evidence as the basis of
that understanding. It is done through observation of natural phenomena, and/or through
experimentation that tries to simulate natural processes under controlled conditions. For example,
an ecologist observing the territorial behaviors of bluebirds and a geologist examining the
distribution of fossils in an outcrop are both scientists making observations in order to find
patterns in natural phenomena. They just do it outdoors and thus entertain the general public with
their behavior. An astrophysicist photographing distant galaxies and a climatologist sifting data
from weather balloons, similarly are also scientists making observations, but in more discrete
settings.
Facets of ScienceScience has so many facets.
Science is both a body of knowledge and a process. In school, science may sometimesseem like a collection of isolated and static facts listed in a textbook, but that’s only a smallpart of the story. Just as importantly, science is also a process of discovery that allows us tolink isolated facts into coherent and comprehensive understandings of the natural world.
Science is exciting. Science is a way of discovering what’s in the universe and how thosethings work today, how they worked in the past, and how they are likely to work in thefuture. Scientists are motivated by the thrill of seeing or figuring out something that no onehas before.
Science is useful. The knowledge generated by science is powerful and reliable. It can beused to develop new technologies, treat diseases, and deal with many other sorts of problems.
Science is ongoing. Science is continually refining and expanding our knowledge of theuniverse, and as it does, it leads to new questions for future investigation. Science will neverbe “finished.”
Science is a global human endeavor. People all over the world participate in the process ofscience.
Introduction to SocietyThe term Society is derived from Latin word ‘socious’ which means ‘association’ or
‘companionship’. Hence, Society means a large group of individuals who are associative to each
other.
A large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to
do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several
similar countries, can be referred to as a society. In simple words, Society is the aggregate of
people living together in a more or less ordered community.
A human ‘Society’ is a group of people involved in persistent interpersonal relationships, or a
large social grouping sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the
same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Human societies are characterized by
patterns of social relations between individuals who share a distinctive culture and institutions; a
given society may be described as the sum total of such relationships among its constituent
members. In the social sciences, a larger society often evinces stratification or dominance patterns
in subgroups.
A society can also consist of like-minded people governed by their own norms and values within
a dominant, larger society. This is sometimes referred to as a subculture, a term used extensively
within criminology.
1.2 A BRIEF HISTORY OF SCIENCEThe history of science is the study of the historical development of science and scientific
knowledge, including both the natural sciences and social sciences. Further, the history of the arts
and humanities is termed as the history of scholarship.
Ancient Greek ScienceThe Ancient Greeks were the first scientists. Greek philosophers tried to explain what the world is
made of and how it works. Empedocles (494-434 BC) said that the world is made of four
elements, earth, fire, water and air. Aristotle (384-322 BC) accepted the theory of the four
elements. However, he also believed that the Sun, Moon and planets are made of a fifth element
and are unchanging. Aristotle also studied Zoology and attempted to classify animals.
Aristotle also believed the body was made up of four humors or liquids (corresponding to the four
elements). They were phlegm, blood, yellow bile and black bile. If a person had too much of one
humor, they fell ill.
Although some of their ideas were wrong, the Greeks did make some scientific discoveries. A
man named Aristarchros believed the Earth revolved around the Sun. Unfortunately, his theory
was not accepted. However, Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth.
The Scientific Revolution of the 16th Century and 17th CenturyIn the 2nd century AD, a man called Ptolemy stated that the Earth is the center of the universe.
The sun and the other planets orbit the Earth. In the 16th century, a Pole called Nicolaus
Copernicus realized this is untrue. The Earth and the other planets orbit the Sun. However, his
theory was not published until just before his death.
Another great astronomer of the 16th century was Tycho Brahe. He made accurate observations of
the positions of stars. However, Brahe did not accept the Copernican theory. Instead he believed
that the Sun revolved around the Earth and the other planets revolved around the Sun.
Moreover, in 1572, Brahe saw a new star (a nova). The Greek philosopher Aristotle said the
heavens were unchanging. He said change and decay only happened on Earth and hence
obviously Aristotle was wrong.
Tycho Brahe was followed by Johannes Kepler. In the 16th century, people believed that the
planets move in circles. Kepler showed the orbit and the Sun in ellipses and they move faster as
they approach the Sun. Kepler published two laws of planetary motion in 1609. He published a
third in 1619. Furthermore, in 1604, Kepler published a book on Optics.
One of the most famous early scientists was Galileo. Aristotle said that if two objects, a heavy
one and light one both fall from a height, the large one will reach the ground first. According to
legend, Galileo tested the theory by dropping two different weights from the leaning Tower of
Pisa. Both hit the ground at the same time.
However, many people now believe this famous experiment is a myth. It never actually took
place. In any case, other scholars had already reached the conclusion that Aristotle was wrong.
Then in 1609, Galileo heard of a new invention from Holland. A man named Hans Lippershey
had invented the telescope. Galileo made his own telescope and soon improved it.
Using a telescope, Galileo was able to see several things invisible to the naked eye. Firstly, he
could see many stars not visible without a telescope. Secondly, the ancient Greeks believed that
the Moon was smooth. Looking through a telescope, Galileo could see the Moon’s surface is
actually rough, with mountains and craters. He also discovered 4 small ‘moons’ orbiting the
planet Jupiter. At the time, these were astonishing discoveries. Until then, nobody knew that any
of the other planets, apart from Earth, had ‘moons’. In 1610, Galileo wrote a book called Siderius
Nuncius or the Sidereal Messenger.
At that time, astronomers were debating sunspots. A German named Christoph Scheiner claimed
that they were satellites of the sun. In 1613, Galileo argued that sunspots are actually on the
surface of the sun. Copernicus also argued that the earth and the other planets orbit the sun. At
first, the church did not have a problem with his theory. However, opinion gradually hardened
and in 1616, the Copernican theory was declared heretical.
There is a passage in the Old Testament where a prophet named Joshua commanded the sun to
standstill in the sky. Some scholars said this meant the sun must move. Of course, Joshua knew
nothing about Astronomy. To him, the sun appeared to move across the sky. Naturally, he would
command the sun to standstill and to him, it would have appeared to standstill. The church’s
objection to the Copernican theory was based on a misinterpretation of the Bible.
However, Galileo was a resolute supporter of the Copernican theory. In 1632, he published a
book called Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems. As a result, he was summoned
to Rome to be examined by the inquisition. Galileo was threatened with torture unless he
renounced the Copernican theory. Not surprisingly, he agreed to do so. Nevertheless he was put
under house arrest for the rest of his life.
In 1634, Galileo published a book about mechanics called Dialogue Concerning Two New
Sciences. Then in 1637, he noticed that the moon moves slightly from side to side.
At this time, doctors made great progress in understanding how the human body works. In 1628,
William Harvey published his discovery of how blood circulates around the body. The Roman
writer Galen said that blood passes from one side of the heart to the other through the septum.
However, by 1555, the great surgeon Vesalius had reached the conclusion that no such holes exist
and that blood cannot pass from one side of the heart to the other in that way.
In 1559, a man named Realdo Colombo demonstrated that blood actually travels from one side of
the heart to the other through the lungs. Eventually, William Harvey realized that the heart is a
pump. Each time it contracts, it pumps out blood. Harvey then estimated how much blood was
being pumped each time.
A Roman writer named Galen believed that the body constantly makes new blood and uses up the
old rather like an engine using up petrol. However, Harvey realized this is not true. Instead the
blood circulates around the body.
In the 17th century, medicine was helped by the microscope. In 1658, a man named Jan
Swammerdan first observed red blood corpuscles. In 1661, Marcello Malpighi discovered
capillaries. Then in 1665, Robert Hooke was the first person to describe cells in his book
Micrographia.
Meanwhile, Britain’s oldest scientific society began in 1645 when group of philosophers and
mathematicians began holding meetings to discuss science or natural philosophy as it was called.
Charles II was interested in science and in 1662, he granted them a charter and they became the
Royal Society. Isaac Newton is Britain’s greatest scientist. In 1668, he invented a reflecting
telescope.
Newton published his masterpiece Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica in 1687. It set
out his theory of gravity and his laws of motion. Newton realized that there is a universal force
(gravity) that attracts all objects in the universe to each other. His theory of gravity explained the
movements of the planets. In 1704, Newton also published a book on light called Optics. Newton
showed that white light is made up of several colors. Many other scientists worked in the late
17th century. Christiaan Huygens discovered Titan, the moon of Saturn. In 1656, he made the
first pendulum clock, which made accurate measurement of time possible. A man named Antonie
van Leeuwenhoek made his own microscopes and through them, he made many observations.
Meanwhile, in 1661, Robert Boyle published the Skeptical Chemist, which laid the foundations of
modern chemistry. Boyle rejected the Greek thinker Aristotle’s idea that the world is made up of
four elements, water, earth, fire and air. Boyle is also famous for Boyle’s law. (The volume of a
gas kept at constant temperature is inversely proportional to its pressure.)
Science in the 18th CenturyDuring the 18th century, chemistry made great advances. In 1751 a man named Axel Cronstedt
discovered nickel. In 1766, Henry Cavendish isolated hydrogen and studied its properties. He also
calculated the density of the Earth. In 1772, Daniel Rutherford discovered Nitrogen. Two men,
Joseph Priestly and Karl Scheele, discovered oxygen. In 1756, Joseph Black discovered carbon
dioxide.
Perhaps, the greatest chemist of the 18th century was Antoine Lavoisier. He discovered that
during combustion, oxygen combines with substances. He also discovered the role of oxygen in
respiration and corrosion of metals.
Meanwhile, during the 18th century, people began to realize that the Earth is very old. A
landmark in Geology came in 1785 when James Hutton published his book Theory of the Earth.
In 1781, the astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus. In 1784, John Goodricke
discovered variable stars. In 1786, Caroline Herschel became the first woman to discover a comet.
Emilie du Chatelet was a woman physicist.
Two great biologists of the 18th century were Georges Leclerc, Comte de Buffon and Karl
Linnaeus. Linnaeus invented a method of classifying living things.
Meanwhile, people began to investigate electricity. In 1746, a man Petrus van Musschenbroek
invented a way of storing electricity called a leiden jar. In 1752, Benjamin Franklin proved that
lighting is a form of electricity.
Then in 1800, Allessandro Volta invented the first chemical battery. However, during the 18th
century, medicine made slow progress. Doctors still did not know what caused disease. Some
continued to believe in the four humors (although this theory declined during the 18th century).
Other doctors thought disease was caused by ‘miasmas’ (odorless gases in the air).
Science in the 19th CenturyDuring the 19th century, science made great progress. In 1803, John Dalton published his atomic
theory. According to the theory, matter is made of tiny, indivisible particles. Dalton also said that
atoms of different elements had different weights. John Dalton also studied color blindness.
In 1827, the German chemist, Friedrich Wohler, isolated aluminium. In 1828, he produced urea,
an organic compound, from inorganic chemicals.
A Russian, Dmitri Mendeleev, formulated the Periodic Table, which arranged all the known
elements according to their atomic weight.
Meanwhile, people continued to master electricity. In 1819, a Dane, Hans Christian Oersted
discovered that electric current in a wire caused a nearby compass needle to move. The
Englishman Michael Faraday invented the dynamo.
In 1847, the German Hermann von Helmholtz formulated the law of the Conservation of Energy,
which states that energy is never lost but just changes from one form to another. In 1851, he
invented the ophthalmoscope.
Meanwhile, geology made huge strides. Charles Lyell saw that rocks were formed by processes
we see today. In 1830, he published his book Principles of Geology. In 1837, a Swiss, Louis
Agassiz, realized that a vast sheet of ice had once covered northern Europe. Furthermore,
scientists discovered more and more fossils and the word Dinosaur was coined in 1842.
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin, in full Charles Robert Darwin, (born February 12, 1809, Shrewsbury, Shropshire,
England—died April 19, 1882, Downe, Kent), English naturalist whose scientific theory of
evolution by natural selection became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies. An affable
country gentleman, Darwin at first shocked religious Victorian society by suggesting that animals
and humans shared a common ancestry. However, his non-religious biology appealed to the rising
class of professional scientists, and by the time of his death, evolutionary imagery had spread
through all of science, literature, and politics. Darwin, himself an agnostic, was accorded the
ultimate British accolade of burial in Westminster Abbey, London.
In 1831, Darwin sailed on the Beagle. In February 1832, the Beagle reached Brazil. Darwin spent
three years in different parts of South America collecting specimens. Then in September 1835,
the Beagle sailed to the Galapagos Islands.
Darwin was surprised to learn the local people could tell by looking at a tortoise which island it
came from. Darwin also studied finches. Each island had a different species of finch. Later,
Darwin came to the conclusion that all were descended from a single species of finch. On each
island, the finches had diverged and become slightly different.
By 1836, Darwin believed that species of animals could change. In October 1838, Darwin
thought of a way in which one species could change into another. He noticed that individual
members of a species vary. Furthermore, all animals are competing with each other to survive. If
the environment changed in some way, say if a new, faster predator appeared, then any herbivores
that could run slightly faster than other members of its species would be more likely to survive
and reproduce. Any herbivores that ran slightly slower than most would be more likely to be
eaten. Slowly a new, faster herbivore would evolve. This was later called the survival of the
fittest.
Darwin’s monumental work The Origin of Species was published in 1859. It proved to be a
bestseller. However, Darwin’s book also caused controversy.
In 1866, an Austrian monk named Gregor Mendel discovered the laws of hereditary by breeding
peas.
Furthermore, medicine and surgery made great advances in the 19th century. During the 19th
century, there were several outbreaks of cholera in Britain. It struck in 1832, 1848, 1854 and 1866.
During the 1854 epidemic, John Snow showed that cholera was transmitted by water. However,
doctors were not certain how.
Later, Louis Pasteur proved that microscopic organisms caused disease. In the early 19th century,
many scientists believed in spontaneous generation, i.e., that some living things spontaneously
grew from non-living matter. In a series of experiments between 1857 and 1863, Pasteur proved
this was not so. Once doctors knew what caused the disease, they made rapid headway in finding
cures or prevention.
In the late 19th century, Physics made great strides. In 1873, James Clerk Maxwell showed that
light is an electromagnetic wave. He also predicted there were other electromagnetic waves with
longer and shorter wavelengths than light.
Then in 1888, Heinrich Hertz proved the electromagnetic waves predicted by Maxwell exist. In
1896, Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity. Then, in 1898, Marie Curie and Pierre Curie
discovered radium.
Finally, at the end of the century, scientists began to investigate the atom. In 1897, Joseph
Thomson discovered the electron. In Astronomy, Giuseppe Piazzi discovered the first asteroid,
Ceres in 1801. In 1838, Friedrich Bessel measured the distance to a star for the first time. The
planet Neptune was discovered in 1846.
Science in the 20th CenturyDuring the 20th century, science continued to go forward at fantastic speed. In 20th century,
scientists came to understand the atom. In 1910, Ernest Rutherford discovered the atomic nucleus.
He realized that almost all the mass of an atom is in the nucleus with electrons orbiting it. In 1932,
James Chadwick discovered the neutron.
Physics was revolutionized by two men, Max Planck and Albert Einstein. In 1900, Planck
proposed quantum theory, which states that energy is exchanged in discrete packets he called
quanta. Einstein published his theory of Special Relativity in 1905 and his General Theory of
Relativity in 1915.
In 1927, Werner Heisenberg published his uncertainty principle, which states that it is impossible
to determine the position and speed of a subatomic particle. In 1915, Alfred Wegener proposed
continental drift. He said that all continents were once joined and they have drifted apart.
In 1926, Arthur Eddington suggested that stars are powered by nuclear fusion. Also in the 1920s,
Edwin Hubble showed that our galaxy is only one of many galaxies. He also proved that the
universe is expanding. In 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto. The first radio telescope was
built in 1937.
Meanwhile, medicine was making great advances. In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered
penicillin. Genetics was making great strides. In 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson
discovered the double-helix structure of DNA. At the end of the 20th century, genetic engineering
became possible.
In astronomy, quasars were discovered in 1963 and pulsars were discovered in 1968. The Hubble
Space Telescope was launched in 1990. At the end of the 20th century, the first extra solar planets
were discovered. At the other end of the scale, scientists discovered many new sub-atomic
particles. In 1964, Murray Gell-Mann suggested that quarks exist.
The most famous physicist of the late 20th century is Stephen Hawking. Hawking is known for
his research into black holes, relativity and cosmology.
History of Science in Indian ContextMathematics: The earliest traces of mathematical knowledge in the Indian subcontinent appear
with the Indus Valley Civilization (4th millennium BC to 3rd millennium BC). The people of this
civilization made bricks whose dimensions were in the proportion 4 : 2 : 1, considered favorable
for the stability of a brick structure. They also tried to standardize measurement of length to a
high degree of accuracy. They designed a ruler, the Mohenjo-Daro ruler whose unit of length
(approximately 1.32 inches or 3.4 centimeters) was divided into ten equal parts. Bricks
manufactured in ancient Mohenjo-Daro often had dimensions that were integral multiples of this
unit of length.
Indian astronomer and mathematician Aryabhata (476-550), in his Aryabhatiya introduced a
number of trigonometric functions (including sine, versine, cosine and inverse sine),
trigonometric tables, and techniques and algorithms of algebra. In 628 AD, Brahmagupta
suggested that gravity was a force of attraction. He also lucidly explained the use of zero as both
a placeholder and a decimal digit, along with the Hindu-Arabic numeral system now used
universally throughout the world. Arabic translations of the two astronomers’ texts were soon
available in the Islamic world, introducing what would become Arabic numerals to the Islamic
World by the 9th century. During the 14th-16th centuries, the Kerala School of Astronomy and
Mathematics made significant advances in astronomy and especially mathematics, including
fields such as trigonometry and analysis. In particular, Madhava of Sangamagrama is considered
the “founder of mathematical analysis”.
Astronomy: The first textual mention of astronomical concepts comes from the Vedas, religious
literature of India. One finds in the Rigveda intelligent speculations about the genesis of the
universe from non-existence, the configuration of the universe, the spherical self-supporting earth,
and the year of 360 days divided into 12 equal parts of 30 days each with a periodical intercalary
month. The first 12 chapters of the Siddhanta Shiromani, written by Bhāskara in the 12th century,
cover topics such as: mean longitudes of the planets; true longitudes of the planets; the three
problems of diurnal rotation; syzygies; lunar eclipses; solar eclipses; latitudes of the planets;
risings and settings; the moon’s crescent; conjunctions of the planets with each other;
conjunctions of the planets with the fixed stars; and the patas of the sun and moon. The 13
chapters of the second part cover the nature of the sphere, as well as significant astronomical and
trigonometric calculations based on it.
Nilakantha Somayaji’s astronomical treatise the Tantrasangraha similar in nature to the Tychonic
system proposed by Tycho Brahe had been the most accurate astronomical model until the time
of Johannes Kepler in the 17th century.
Linguistics: Some of the earliest linguistic activities can be found in Iron Age India (1st
millennium BC) with the analysis of Sanskrit for the purpose of the correct recitation and
interpretation of Vedic texts. The most notable grammarian of Sanskrit was Pāini (520-460 BC),
whose grammar formulates close to 4,000 rules which together form a compact generative
grammar of Sanskrit. Inherent in his analytic approach are the concepts of the phoneme, the
morpheme and the root.
Medicine: Findings from Neolithic graveyards in what is now Pakistan show evidence of proto-
dentistry among an early farming culture. Ayurveda is a system of traditional medicine that
originated in ancient India before 2500 BC, and is now practiced as a form of alternative
medicine in other parts of the world. Its most famous text is the Suśrutasamhitā of Suśruta, which
is notable for describing procedures on various forms of surgery, including rhinoplasty, the repair
of torn ear lobes, perineal lithotomy, cataract surgery, and several other excisions and other
surgical procedures.
Metallurgy: The wootz, crucible and stainless steels were discovered in India, and were widely
exported in Classic Mediterranean world. It was known from Pliny the Elder as ferrum indicum.
Indian Wootz steel was held in high regard in Roman Empire often considered to be the best.
After in Middle Age, it was imported in Syria to produce with special techniques the “Damascus
steel” by the year 1000.
The Hindus excel in the manufacture of iron, and in the preparations of those ingredients along
with which it is fused to obtain that kind of soft iron which is usually styled Indian steel (Hindiah).
They also have workshops wherein are forged the most famous sabres in the world.
1.3 THE REVOLUTIONS IN PHYSICSPhysics is the fundamental branch of science that developed out of the study of nature and
philosophy known, until around the end of the 19th century, as “natural philosophy”. Today,
physics is ultimately defined as the study of matter, energy and the relationships between them.
Physics is, in some senses, the oldest and most basic pure science; its discoveries find
applications throughout the natural sciences, since matter and energy are the basic constituents of
the natural world. The other sciences are generally more limited in their scope and may be
considered branches that have split off from physics to become sciences in their own right.
Physics today may be divided loosely into classical physics and modern physics.
The definition of a revolution is the movement of one object around a center or another object, a
forceful overthrow of a government by the people or any sudden or grand change.
1. An example of revolution is movement of the earth around the sun.
2. An example of revolution is the war fought between the colonial people and Great Britain.
3. An example of revolution is the introduction of the automobile into society.
Great Revolutions and the Crisis of Modern PhysicsIn the history of physical science, the first revolution is connected with the Greek philosophers
and mathematicians. Anaximander introduced the Apeiron, an endless or unlimited primordial
mass, which is the source of all things and responsible for genesis and decay of them under a first
cause.
In the same way, Heraclitus, the philosopher of “everything flows”, was the first to question the
witness of the senses which show different world to each individual. The change obeys a
universal law the logos, an intelligent governing principle materially embodied as eternal living
fire, like the conservation law of energy.
Einstein incorrectly modified these two laws by introducing the wrong rest mass energy and the
false transformation of mass into energy. In this direction, our discovery of the “matter-photon
transformation”.
Empedocles for describing the mystery of universal regularities posited four eternal and unaltered
elements producing the phenomena of changing things by their interactions like the atoms of
atomistic philosophers Leucippus and Democritus, who ignored the paradoxes of the Eleatic
school about the infinite division of matter and the non-existence of vacuum.
Faraday, who was the greatest experimental genius in attempting to explain his induction law in
1832 of his detailed experiments, abandoned the fundamental at a distance forces of Newton’s,
Coulomb’s and Ampere’s laws and went on to fill all space surrounding magnets and coils with
imaginary stretched rubber bands, called lines of force.
Aristotle was the first to use the inductive method of scientific investigation. He unfortunately
introduced wrong axiomatic principles. At the time of Plato, an astronomical problem was
existing for the explanation of the irregular motions of planets. Plato gave his students this major
problem to work on. Unfortunately, his student Eudoxus, following the traditional geocentric
system, proposed that the seemingly chaotic wandering motions of planets could be explained by
several combinations of motions of homocentric spheres, while Heraclides proposed that the earth
rotates on its axis. Though Aristotle accepted the geocentric system, later Aristarchus introduced
the heliocentric system by using his measurements about the relative distance of the earth-sun
with respect of the distance of the earth-moon. Then using the historical measurement of the
periphery of the earth by Eratosthenes and his observations of a lunar eclipse, estimated that the
earth is smaller than the sun, leading to the heliocentric system. Aristarchus applying the
mathematics of Pythagoreans and the Eucledian geometry was the first Greek astronomer, who
used a similar method of Galileo for the development of his heliocentric theory based on the two
simple motions of earth.
Finally after 1500 years, the detailed astronomical measurements of Brahe led to the discoveries
of the empirical laws of Kepler in the system of Copernicus, who revived the heliocentric system
of Aristarchus by using accurate results of the great astronomer Hipparchus. Then Newton using
both Kepler’s laws and Galileo’s laws of motion discovered the universal law of gravity
involving forces acting at a distance. For example, Kepler in his third law formulated the
empirical formula u2R = K for each planet where u is the velocity of planet and R the distance
from the sun. Here, K is a constant. Newton using his formula mu2/R = mGM/R2 found that u2R =
GM = K, since M is the mass of sun and G a proportionality factor.
In those fruitful centuries, Galileo demonstrated the values of simple mathematics in expressing
his laws, which rejected Aristotle’s ideas that a heavy body falls faster than a light one. Thus,
once and for all, the fallacious Aristotelian views on kinematics were thoroughly demolished,
never to reappear in scientific circles.
In 1801, a German mathematician, J. von Soldner confirmed the corpuscular theory by computing
the trajectory of a corpuscle of light that passes close to the periphery of the sun.
In the history of physical science, we see also that the four elements of Empedocles were
modified, while the atomic theory of Democritus was fruitful for the development of the atomic
theory of chemical elements. Dalton from the calculations of the relative weights of chemical
elements held that every element consisted of quantities of indivisible substances (atoms) which
could not be further broken down by chemical methods. However, in 1896 Becquerel discovered
that some heavy atoms are unstable and Thomson, who discovered the electron in 1897,
suggested that Dalton’s atom is a divisible substance made up of enough number of negatively
charged electrons like seeds in a pumpkin able to neutralize the positively charged matter of
Dalton’s atom.
Meanwhile, in 1871, Angstrom had measured the wavelengths of the visible lines of the hydrogen
spectrum and Balmer, in 1885, using these results, formulated his empirical formula like Kepler
who discovered his empirical laws by using the results of Brahe.
1.4 CONTRIBUTIONS OF NICOLAS COPERNICUS
Nicolas Copernicus is not famous for his contributions to reproductive science, but rather for his
contributions to Astronomy, although he did work as a physician for a time, studying medicine, as
well as many other things such as economics, classical history, linguistics, and politics.
His famous theory was that it was the sun at the center of the universe, rather than the earth.
Although there were limitations to the Copernican model, it was an absolute breakthrough idea.
One such limitation was the fact that he still used a universe-based model, rather than a solar
system based one. In fact, our sun is at the center of our solar system, and definitely not the
universe, or even the galaxy.
His theory was heliocentric (sun-centered) rather than geocentric (earth-centered). The geocentric
model is also called the Ptolemaic model, after the Greek philosopher Ptolemy. Decades after, he
first came up with the heliocentric theory, Copernicus published his ideas in De revolutionibus
orbium coelestium (in English: On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres). It summarized the
theory. Besides the idea that everything orbited the sun rather than the earth, the significant parts
included the idea that retrograde and direct motion could be explained by the rotation of the earth,
the idea that there is no one center of all the celestial circles and spheres, and the idea that the
earth has more than one motion (orbiting the sun, as well as rotating around). Most of these ended
up being true, as they were later proven by other great scientists.
Copernicus’ heliocentric theory began what became known as the Copernican Revolution,
sparking the ideas and experiments of later scientists like Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler.
Most significantly, Kepler modified Copernicus’s theory from perfect circles to ellipses, and thus
solved many issues with the original model—especially the ones having to do with retrograde
motion.
A breakthrough in astronomy was made by Polish astronomer Nicolas Copernicus when, in 1543
he proposed a heliocentric model of the Solar system, ostensibly as a means to render tables
charting planetary motion more accurate and to simplify their production. In heliocentric models
of the Solar system, the Earth orbits the Sun along with other bodies in Earth’s galaxy, a
contradiction according to the Greek-Egyptian astronomer Ptolemy, whose system placed the
Earth at the center of the Universe and had been accepted for over 1,400 years. The Greek
astronomer Aristarchus of Samos had suggested that the Earth revolves around the Sun, but
Copernicus’ theory was the first to be accepted as a valid scientific possibility. Copernicus’ book
presenting the theory (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium), “On the Revolutions of the Celestial
Spheres”) was published just before his death in 1543 and, as it is now generally considered to
mark the beginning of modern astronomy, is also considered to mark the beginning of the
Scientific revolution. Copernicus’ new perspective, along with the accurate observations made by
Tycho Brahe, enabled German astronomer Johannes Kepler to formulate his laws regarding
planetary motion that remain in use today.
1.5 CONTRIBUTIONS OF GALILEO GALILEIThe Italian mathematician, astronomer, and physicist, Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) was the
central figure in the scientific revolution and famous for his support for Copernicanism, his
astronomical discoveries, empirical experiments and his improvement of the telescope. As a
mathematician, Galileo’s role in the university culture of his era was subordinated to the three
major topics of study: law, medicine, and theology (which were closely allied to philosophy).
Galileo, however, felt that the descriptive content of the technical disciplines warranted
philosophical interest, particularly because mathematical analysis of astronomical observations
notably, Copernicus’ radical analysis of the relative motions of the Sun, Earth, Moon, and planets
indicated that philosophers’ statements about the nature of the universe could be shown to be in
error. Galileo also performed mechanical experiments, insisting that motion itself regardless of
whether it was produced “naturally” or “artificially” had universally consistent characteristics that
could be described mathematically.
Galileo’s early studies at the University of Pisa were in medicine, but he was soon drawn to
mathematics and physics. At the age 19, he discovered (and, subsequently, verified) the
isochronal nature of the pendulum when, using his pulse, he timed the oscillations of a swinging
lamp in Pisa’s cathedral and found that it remained the same for each swing regardless of the
swing’s amplitude. He soon became known through his invention of a hydrostatic balance and for
his treatise on the center of gravity of solid bodies. While teaching at the University of Pisa, he
initiated his experiments concerning the laws of bodies in motion that brought results so
contradictory to the accepted teachings of Aristotle that strong antagonism was aroused. He found
that bodies do not fall with velocities proportional to their weights. The famous story in which
Galileo is said to have dropped weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa is apocryphal, but he did
find that the path of a projectile is a parabola and is credited with conclusions that anticipated
Newton’s laws of motion (e.g., the notion of inertia). Among these is what is now called Galilean
relativity, the first precisely formulated statement about properties of space and time outside
three-dimensional geometry.
Galileo has been called the “father of modern observational astronomy”, the “father of modern
physics”, the “father of science”, and “the father of modern science”. According to Stephen
Hawking, “Galileo, perhaps more than any other single person, was responsible for the birth of
modern science.” As religious orthodoxy decreed a geocentric or Tychonic understanding of the
Solar system, Galileo’s support for heliocentrism provoked controversy and he was tried by the
inquisition.
The contributions that Galileo made to observational astronomy include the telescopic
confirmation of the phases of Venus; his discovery, in 1609, of Jupiter’s four largest moons
(subsequently given the collective name of the “Galilean moons”); and the observation and
analysis of sunspots. Galileo also pursued applied science and technology, inventing, among
other instruments, a military compass.
His discovery of the Jovian moons was published in 1610 and enabled him to obtain the position
of mathematician and philosopher to the Medici court. As such, he was expected to engage in
debates with philosophers in the Aristotelian tradition and received a large audience for his own
publications such as the Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Concerning Two New
Sciences (published abroad following his arrest for the publication of Dialogue Concerning the
Two Chief World Systems) and The Assayer. Galileo’s interest in experimenting with and
formulating mathematical descriptions of motion established experimentation as an integral part
of natural philosophy. This tradition, combining with the non-mathematical emphasis on the
collection of “experimental histories” by philosophical reformists such as William Gilbert and
Francis Bacon, drew a significant following in the years leading up to and following Galileo’s
death, including Evangelista Torricelli and the participants in the Accademia del Cimento in Italy;
Marin Mersenne and Blaise Pascal in France; Christiaan Huygens in the Netherlands; and Robert
Hooke and Robert Boyle in England.
1.6 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE RENAISSANCE INEUROPE
Introduction
The term Renaissance, literally means “rebirth” and is the period in European civilizationimmediately following the Middle Ages, conventionally held to have been characterized by asurge of interest in classical learning and values. The Renaissance also witnessed the discoveryand exploration of new continents, the substitution of the Copernican for the Ptolemaic system ofastronomy, the decline of the feudal system and the growth of commerce, and the invention orapplication of such potentially powerful innovations as paper, printing, the mariner’s compass,and gunpowder. To the scholars and thinkers of the day, however, it was primarily a time of therevival of classical learning and wisdom after a long period of cultural decline and stagnation.
The term ‘renaissance’ is derived from the French word meaning ‘rebirth’. It is used todescribe this phase of European history because many of the changes experienced between the14th and 16th centuries were inspired by a revival of the classical art and intellect of AncientGreece and Rome. Much of the art, architecture, literature, science and philosophy that surfacedduring the Renaissance were so reminiscent of this ancient past, that it seemed as though Europewas indeed reborn during the late middle ages.
The period of European history referred to as the Renaissance was a time of great social andcultural change in Europe. Generally speaking, the Renaissance spanned from the 14th to the 16thcenturies, spreading across Europe from its birthplace in Italy. During the Middle Ages, Italy wasnot the unified country that it is today. The Italian Peninsula was instead made up of a number ofindependent city-states, most of which were ruled by powerful families.
The period of time during which the European Renaissance fell was between the end of theMiddle Ages (or medieval period) and the beginning of the Modern Age. For some historians, theEuropean Renaissance is considered as the dawn of the Early Modern Era.
The Renaissance in the Broad Context of European HistoryLooking at where the Renaissance falls within the general timeline of European history helps you
to understand why it occurred and the important influence it has since had on the course of
European history.
In a very general sense, the history of Europe can be divided into three main ages. These ages are
known as
The Classical Age (also referred to as Ancient Europe), The Middle Ages (also referred to as the medieval period) and The Modern Age.
According to the majority of historians, the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century BC
marked the end of the Classical Age and the beginning of the Middle Ages. It is also generally
accepted that the Industrial Revolution of the late 18th and early 19th centuries sparked the dawn
of the Modern Age. Many historians believe that the Renaissance represent a transitional phase of
European history, between the late Middle Ages and the early Modern Age.
Guild of Florence when he was 20 began a huge variety of projects, many of which were never
finished. His impressive intellect gave him an insight into the natural sciences in which he was
interested for he understood that how to see was the basis to understanding nature. Some of his
most famous works were the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and The Virgin of the Rocks.
A significant artistic development during the Renaissance was the expansion of the types of
subject-matter artists were allowed to focus on. Until just before the Renaissance, art was mainly
created about religious themes because its main context was churches and monasteries. Because
wealthy patrons were buying their own art during the Renaissance, they could dictate the subject-
matter for themselves. Mythological scenes from Ancient Greek and Roman myths became a
popular subject. Portraiture also became popular given the motivations of art patrons to show
themselves off. Of course, the Catholic Church remained a significant influence in society at this
time, so a lot of Renaissance art developed religious themes such as the Virgin and Child (baby
Jesus with Mary).
1.7 AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENTThe Age of Enlightenment, sometimes called the Age of Reason, refers to the time of the building
intellectual movement, called ‘The Enlightenment’. It covers about a century and a half in Europe,
beginning with the publication of Francis Bacon’s Novum Organum (1620) and ending with
Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason (1781). From the perspective of socio-political
phenomena, the period is considered to have begun with the close of the Thirty Years’ War (1648)
and ended with the French Revolution (1789).
The Enlightenment advocated reason as a means to establishing an authoritative system of
aesthetics, ethics, government, and even religion, which would allow human beings to obtain
objective truth about the whole of reality. Emboldened by the revolution in Physics commenced
by Newtonian kinematics, Enlightenment thinkers argued that reason could free humankind from
superstition and religious authoritarianism that had brought suffering and death to millions in
religious wars. Also, the wide availability of knowledge was made possible through the
production of encyclopedias, serving the Enlightenment cause of educating the human race.
The age of Enlightenment is considered to have ended with the French Revolution, which had a
violent aspect that discredited it in the eyes of many. Also, Immanuel Kant who referred to
Sapere aude! (Dare to know!) as the motto of the Enlightenment, ended up criticizing the
Enlightenment confidence on the power of reason. Romanticism, with its emphasis upon
imagination, spontaneity, and passion, emerged also as a reaction against the dry intellectualism
of rationalists. Criticism of the Enlightenment has expressed itself in a variety of forms, such as
religious conservatism, postmodernism, and feminism.
The legacy of the Enlightenment has been of enormous consequence for the modern world. The
general decline of the church, the growth of secular humanism and political and economic
liberalism, the belief in progress, and the development of science are among its fruits. Its political
thought developed by Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Voltaire and Rousseau created the modern
world. It helped create the intellectual framework not only for the American Revolutionary War
and liberalism, democracy and capitalism but also the French Revolution, racism, nationalism,
secularism, fascism, and communism.
1.8 INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONThe Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from
about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. This transition included going from hand
production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes,
improved efficiency of water power, the increasing use of steam power, and the development of
machine tools. It also included the change from wood and other bio-fuels to coal. Textiles were
the dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, value of output and
capital invested; the textile industry was also the first to use modern production methods.
The Industrial Revolution marks a major turning point in history; almost every aspect of daily life
was influenced in some way. In particular, average income and population began to exhibit
unprecedented sustained growth. Some economists say that the major impact of the Industrial
Revolution was that the standard of living for the general population began to increase
consistently for the first time in history, although others have said that it did not begin to
meaningfully improve until the late 19th and 20th centuries.
The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain, and spread to Western Europe and North
America within a few decades. The precise start and end of the Industrial Revolution is still
debated among historians, as is the pace of economic and social changes. GDP (Gross Domestic
Product) per capita was broadly stable before the Industrial Revolution and the emergence of the
modern capitalist economy, while the Industrial Revolution began an era of per capita economic
growth in capitalist economies. Economic historians are in agreement that the onset of the
Industrial Revolution is the most important event in the history of humanity since the
domestication of animals, plants and fire.
The First Industrial Revolution evolved into the Second Industrial Revolution in the transition
years between 1840 and 1870, when technological and economic progress continued with the
increasing adoption of steam transport (steam-powered railways, boats and ships), the large-scale
manufacture of machine tools and the increasing use of machinery in steam-powered factories.
Important Technological DevelopmentsThe commencement of the Industrial Revolution is closely linked to a small number of
innovations, beginning in the second half of the 18th century. By the 1830s, the following gains
had been made in important technologies:
Textiles: Mechanized cotton spinning powered by steam or water greatly increased theoutput of a worker. The powerloom increased the output of a worker by a factor of over 40.The cotton gin increased productivity of removing seed from cotton by a factor of 50. Largegains in productivity also occurred in spinning and weaving of wool and linen, but they werenot as great as in cotton.
Steam power: The efficiency of steam engines increased so that they used between one-fifthand one-tenth as much fuel. The adaptation of stationary steam engines to rotary motionmade them suitable for industrial uses. The high pressure engine had a high power to weightratio, making it suitable for transportation. Steam power underwent a rapid expansion after1800.
Iron making: The substitution of coke for charcoal greatly lowered the fuel cost for pig ironand wrought iron production. Using coke also allowed larger blast furnaces, resulting ineconomies of scale. The cast iron blowing cylinder was first used in 1760. It was laterimproved by making it double acting, which allowed higher furnace temperatures. Thepudding process produced a structural grade iron at a lower cost than the finery forge. Therolling mill was fifteen times faster than hammering wrought iron. Hot blast greatlyincreased fuel efficiency in iron production in the following decades.
Machine tools: The Industrial Revolution created a demand for metal parts used inmachinery. This led to the development of several machine tools for cutting metal parts.They have their origins in the tools developed in the 18th century by makers of clocks
and watches and scientific instrument makers to enable them to batch-produce smallmechanism.
Chemicals: The Thames Tunnel opened in 1843. Cement was used in the world’s firstunderwater tunnel. The large-scale production of chemicals was an important developmentduring the Industrial Revolution. The first of these was the production of sulphuric acid bythe lead chamber process invented by the Englishman John Roebuck in 1746.
Cement: In 1824 Joseph Aspdin, a British bricklayer turned builder, patented a chemicalprocess for making portland cement which was an important advance in the building trades.
Gas lighting: Another major industry of the later Industrial Revolution was gas lighting.Though others made a similar innovation elsewhere, the large-scale introduction of this wasthe work of William Murdoch, an employee of Bolton and Watt, the Birmingham steamengine pioneers. The process consisted of the large-scale gasification of coal in furnaces, thepurification of the gas (removal of sulphur, ammonia, and heavy hydrocarbons), and itsstorage and distribution. The first gas lighting utilities were established in London between1812 and 1820.
Glass making: The Crystal Palace held the Great Exhibition of 1851 was a new method ofproducing glass, known as the cylinder process, was developed in Europe during the early19th century. In 1832, this process was used by the Chance Brothers to create sheet glass.They became the leading producers of window and plate glass. This advancement allowedfor larger panes of glass to be created without interruption, thus freeing up the spaceplanning in interiors as well as the fenestration of buildings. The Crystal Palace is thesupreme example of the use of sheet glass in a new and innovative structure..
Paper machine: A machine for making a continuous sheet of paper on a loop of wire fabricwas patented in 1798 by Nicholas Louis Robert who worked for Saint-Léger Didot family inFrance. The paper machine is known as a Fourdrinier after the financiers, brothers Sealy andHenry Fourdrinier, who were stationers in London. Although greatly improved and withmany variations, the Fourdriner machine is the predominant means of paper productiontoday. The method of continuous production demonstrated by the paper machine influencedthe development of continuous rolling of iron and later steel and other continuous productionprocesses.
Agriculture: The British Agricultural Revolution is considered one of the causes of theIndustrial Revolution because improved agricultural productivity freed up workers to workin other sectors of the economy. Industrial technologies that affected farming included theseed drill, the Dutch plough, which contained iron parts, and the threshing machine.Machine tools and metal working techniques developed during the Industrial Revolutioneventually resulted in precision manufacturing techniques in the late 19th century for mass-producing agricultural equipment, such as reapers, binders and combine harvesters.
Mining: Coal mining in Britain, particularly in South Wales started early. Before the steamengine, pits were often shallow bell pits following a seam of coal along the surface, whichwere abandoned as the coal was extracted. In other cases, if the geology was favorable, thecoal was mined by means of a drift mine driven into the side of a hill.
1.9 SCIENCE IN 20TH CENTURY
The 20th century has witnessed one of the most remarkable episodes in the history of man’s
changing perception of the universe. Following the advent of the revolutionary theories of
relativity and quantum physics in the early part of the century, scientific research has rushed
onwards at an almost bewildering speed. Theoretical developments like quantum electrodynamics,
quantum chromo dynamics, chaos, superconductivity, big bang cosmology, and superstrings have
raced forward to keep pace with new technologies like the increasingly sophisticated particle
accelerators, super computers, laser technologies, and satellite observatories. The scientific ideas
and techniques of today would have been in conceivable to physicists of the 19th century, so
much has the paradigm of scientific thinking been altered.
Many different aspects of science in 20th century.
Science and society: A turning point in the growth of US science came in 1862, whenCongress passed the Merrill Land Grant Act, giving large tracts of federal land to any statethat would create an engineering college. This created an academic community that wouldlater help spawn the unparalleled scientific advances of the 20th century.
Physics: In developing the special theory of relativity, Einstein was driven by a profoundlysimple question: what does it mean to say that two events happen at the same time?
Mathematics: Mathematicians live with a peculiar, unresolved problem: what is the natureof mathematical objects? Do they exist independently of the human mind?
Psychology: The Stanford-Binet IQ test was developed during World War I to screen outrecruits who were not intellectually capable of functioning in the US Army. It was notintended to be an index for ranking intelligence at all levels. Nonetheless, it became the basisfor what is still a preoccupation with testing.
Cosmology: In the 1950s, most scientists were sympathetic to the steady state theory thatheld the universe has always existed. For science, absolute beginnings are a problem.
Telecommunications: Today, fiber optic cables and communications satellites make longdistance phone calls routine. However, at the time of Sputnik in 1957, there was just oneundersea telephone cable connecting the US with Europe, carrying a grand total of 36simultaneous calls.
Meteorology: The atmosphere transports insects, seeds, pollutants, sand, bacteria, andviruses between continents. Sand from the Chinese desert routinely rains down on the westcoast of the US bringing microbes with it.
Archaeology: Archaeologists increasingly use techniques borrowed from other disciplines.Recently, textile experts were able to identify Celtic weaving patterns in cloth discovered inwestern China, dating from 2000 BCE. This establishes a heretofore-unknown ancient linkbetween Europe and Asia.
In addition to the above,
Science is a unity that encompasses the “hard” sciences of physics and chemistry, and the“soft” sciences, such as economics and sociology.
Modern science is a cultural phenomenon that has an inside, intellectual dimension, and anoutside, social relationship dimension.
Concepts change: The terms space, time, matter, energy, the universe, Earth, gene, language,economy, culture, and society no longer mean what they did a century ago.
Reality is ultimately describable in terms of information, relationships and processes.In the past 30 years, the rise of the microcomputer has enabled spectacular progress in many
aspects of society, with computing power now almost doubling every 18 months. Cellular phones
and cheap computers are beginning to bring Internet to even rural areas of developing countries,
with major implications for distance learning and democratization. Alongside the microchip, the
emergence of genetic engineering and biotechnology must be the most revolutionary
development in the second half of the last century and in its wake come a series of possibilities
that link science and ethics more than ever before.
Table 1.1: Revolutionary Development in Science of the Last Century
1900 Max Planck discovers quanta – the basis of quantum theory
1901 Guglielmo Marconi in Newfoundland receives the first telegraph signal, sent from Cornwallin Great Britain
1903 The Wright Brothers successfully demonstrate motor powered flight
1905 Albert Einstein publishes the Special Theory of Relativity
1909 Paul Ehrlich finds a cure for syphilis
1913 Niels Bohr and Ernest Rutherford discover the structure of the atom
1913 Henry Ford invents the moving assembly line for mass production of automobiles
1920 First radio broadcast
1920’s Household appliances appear – the vacuum cleaner, electric shaver, spin dryer, electricrefrigerator, frozen foods and speaker radio
1922 Frederick Banting and Charles Best discover insulin
1923 Vladimir Zworykin invents the television camera
1924 Edwin Hubble discovers the first new galaxy besides our own
1926 John Logie Baird makes first television broadcast over radiowaves
1927 Georges Lemaitre puts forward Big Bang Theory of the origin of the universe
1928 Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
1929 Edwin Hubble puts forward the theory of the expanding universe
1930 The British Broadcasting Corporation starts TV broadcasts
1931 Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron to study the behavior of accelerated atomic particles
1932 James Chadwick describes the nucleus of the atom as composed of protons and neutrons
1935 Invention of nylon and plastics – the first nylon stockings
1942 Enrico Fermi demonstrates the first controlled nuclear reaction
1945 The first atomic bomb is detonated in New Mexico. Atomic bombs were dropped onHiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan a month later
1945 The first electronic computer – The Electronic Numerical Integrator Analyzer andComputer (ENIAC) – is demonstrated. It used so much power it caused lights to dim
1947 William Shockley invents the transistor
1948 Percy Julian develops synthetic cortisone
1950 Gertrude Elion develops chemotherapy to treat leukaemia
1952 Jonas Salk produces a vaccine against poliomyelitis
1952 Henri Laborit’s discovery of chlorpromazine founds the basis for drug therapies to treatmental illness
1953 James Watson and Francis Crick, with the contribution of Rosalind Franklin and others,discover the double helix structure of DNA, the building block of life
1954 First successful kidney transplant
1957 The Soviet Union launches the Sputnik satellite
1960 Peter Medawar discovers basis of immuno-suppression
1960 Stephen Hawking publishes his Grand Unified Theory of the origin of the universe
1960s Discovery of restriction enzymes – the ‘cissors’ used to splice genes in genetic engineering
1961 The Soviet Union puts the first astronaut into orbit around the Earth
1964 Murray Gell-Man predicts the existence of quarks
1967 Christiaan Barnard carries out first human heart transplant
1967 Jocelyn Bell identifies pulsars (neutron stars)
1969 Dorothy Hodgkin describes the molecular structure of insulin
1969 US Apollo astronauts walk on the moon
1970’s Computerised tomography (CT scan) to look at soft tissues
1970s Some US university campuses linked by a computer network, ARPAnet
1971 Gilbert Hyatt and Intel make the first commercial computer microprocessor
1975 Discovery of endorphins – natural pain killers in the brain
1975 Cesar Milstein and co-workers develop monoclonal antibodies, the ‘magic bullets’ that canseek out specific antigens and therefore disease-causing organisms
1980s Discovery of prions – a new class of infectious agents unlike viruses. A prion causes BovineSpongiform Encephaly or ‘mad cow disease’
1983 Luc Montagnier and Robert Gallo isolate HIV, the virus that causes AIDS
1987 Discovery of fluoxetine (Prozac) as a therapy for depression
1990 Tim Berners-Lee, a consultant at CERN, the European laboratory for particle physics, alongwith his colleague Robert Cailliau author software that gave birth of the World Wide Web
1990 Hubble space telescope launched
1996 ‘Dolly’ the sheep is born in Scotland. She was produced by cloning a single mammary cell
1997 Scientists accurately predict the El Niño climatic phenomenon in the tropical Pacific,greatly reducing the social and economic effects of the floods and droughts that follow inmany parts of the world.
1.10 MODERN SCIENCE AND SCIENTIFICMETHOD
Modern science is defined as an attitude of observation and experimentation quite often with the
inclusion of mathematics to explain those observations.
The Scientific MethodThe scientific method has evolved over many centuries and has now come to be described in terms
of a well-recognized and well-defined series of steps. First, information or data is gathered by
careful observation of the phenomenon being studied. On the basis of that information, a
preliminary generalization or hypothesis is formed usually by inductive reasoning and this in turn
leads by deductive logic to a number of implications that may be tested by further observations and
experiments. If the conclusions drawn from the original hypothesis successfully meet all these tests,
the hypothesis becomes accepted as a scientific theory or law; if additional facts are in
disagreement with the hypothesis, it may be modified or discarded in favor of a new hypothesis,
which is then subjected to further tests. Even an accepted theory may eventually be overthrown if
enough contradictory evidence is found, as in the case of Newtonian mechanics, which was shown
after more than two centuries of acceptance to be an approximation valid only for speeds much
less than that of light.
All of the activities of the scientific method are characterized by a scientific attitude, which
stresses rational impartiality. Measurement plays an important role, and when possible the
scientist attempts to test his theories by carefully designed and controlled experiments that will
yield quantitative rather than qualitative results. Theory and experiment work together in science,
with experiments leading to new theories that in turn suggest further experiments. Although these
methods and attitudes are generally shared by scientists, they do not provide a guaranteed means
of scientific discovery; other factors, such as intuition, experience, good judgment, and
sometimes luck, also contribute to new developments in science.
Branches of SpecializationScience may be roughly divided into the physical sciences, the earth sciences, and the life
sciences. Mathematics, while not a science, is closely allied to the sciences because of their
extensive use of it. Indeed, it is frequently referred to as the language of science, the most
important and objective means for communicating the results of science. The physical sciences
include physics, chemistry and astronomy; the earth sciences (sometimes considered a part of the
physical sciences) include geology, paleontology, oceanography, and meteorology; and the life
sciences include all the branches of biology such as botany, zoology, genetics, and medicine.
1.11 HYPOTHESISIn science, a Hypothesis is an idea or explanation that you then test through study and
experimentation. Outside science, a theory or guess can also be called a hypothesis.
A hypothesis is something more than a wild guess but less than a well-established theory. In
science, a hypothesis needs to go through a lot of testing before it gets labeled a theory. In the
non-scientific world, the word is used a lot more loosely. A detective might have a hypothesis
about a crime, and a mother might have a hypothesis about who spilled juice on the rug. Anyone
who uses the word hypothesis is making a guess.
Hypothesis is defined as “a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet
verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena”.
Hypothesis is a supposition or explanation or theory provisionally accepted in order to interpret
certain events or phenomena, and to provide guidance for further investigation. A hypothesis may
be proven correct or wrong, and must be capable of refutation. If it remains disclaimer by facts, it
is said to be verified or corroborated.
It is an assumption about certain characteristics of a population. If it specifies values for every
parameter of a population, it is called a simple hypothesis; if not it is a composite hypothesis. If it
attempts to nullify the difference between two sample means (by suggesting that the difference is
of no statistical significance), it is called a null hypothesis.
Hence, a hypothesis is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon. For a hypothesis to be a
scientific hypothesis, the scientific method requires that one can test it. Scientists generally base
scientific hypotheses on previous observations that cannot satisfactorily be explained with the
available scientific theories. Even though the words “hypothesis” and “theory” are often used
synonymously, a scientific hypothesis is not the same as a scientific theory. A working hypothesis
is a provisionally accepted hypothesis proposed for further research.
1.12 EXPERIMENTATIONExperimentation is an act of conducting a controlled test or investigation. In other words,
experimentation means ‘a set of actions and observations, performed to verify or falsify a
hypothesis or to research a causal relationship between phenomena’.
An experiment is an orderly procedure carried out with the goal of verifying, refuting, or
establishing the validity of a hypothesis. Experiments provide insight into cause-and-effect by
demonstrating what outcome occurs when a particular factor is manipulated. Experiments vary
greatly in their goal and scale, but always rely on repeatable procedure and logical analysis of the
results. There also exist natural experimental studies.
A child may carry out basic experiments to understand the nature of gravity, while teams of
scientists may take years of systematic investigation to advance the understanding of a
phenomenon. Experiments and other types of hands-on activities are very important to student
learning in the science classroom. Experiments can raise test scores and help a student become
more engaged and interested in the material they are learning, especially when used over time.
Experiments can vary from personal and informal natural comparisons (e.g., tasting a range of
chocolates to find a favorite), to highly controlled (e.g., tests requiring complex apparatus
overseen by many scientists that hope to discover information about subatomic particles). Uses of
experiments vary considerably between the natural and human sciences.
Experiments typically include controls, which are designed to minimize the effects of variables
other than the single independent variable. This increases the reliability of the results, often
through a comparison between control measurements and the other measurements. Scientific
controls are a part of the scientific method. Ideally, all variables in an experiment will be
controlled and none will be uncontrolled. In such an experiment, if all the controls work as
expected, it is possible to conclude that the experiment is working as intended and that the results
of the experiment are due to the effect of the variable being tested.
True Experimental DesignTrue experimental design is regarded as the most accurate form of experimental research, in that
it tries to prove or disprove a hypothesis mathematically, with statistical analysis.
For some of the physical sciences, such as physics, chemistry and geology, they are standard and
commonly used. For social sciences, psychology and biology, they can be a little more difficult to
set up. For an experiment to be classed as a true experimental design, it must fit all of the
following criteria.
The sample groups must be assigned randomly. There must be a viable control group. Only one variable can be manipulated and tested. It is possible to test more than one, but
such experiments and their statistical analysis tend to be cumbersome and difficult. The tested subjects must be randomly assigned to either control or experimental groups.
3 Criteria that Make a Good Experiment1. Singularity: It tests only one variable in the situation.2. Reproducibility: It can be re-done by other scientists to verify the results.3. Utility: The answer matters to human life in some way.
Whether the result of an experiment is ultimately deemed useful to human life has little bearing
on the methodology and scientific rigor with which an experiment is conducted. On the other
hand, some would say that scientific integrity or honesty is a necessary ingredient in any good
experiment, while others would say that a good experiment must either prove or disprove a
hypothesis, which is, after all, the whole point of conducting the experiment in the first place.
1.13 THEORIZINGTheorizing refers to form a theory or theories. In other words ‘construct a theory about’. In simple
words, it refers to ‘create a theoretical premise or framework for’.
1.14 SCIENTIFIC QUESTScientific investigation is a quest to find the answer to a question using the scientific method. In
turn, the scientific method is a systematic process that involves using measurable observations to
formulate, test or modify a hypothesis. Finally, a hypothesis is a proposed explanation for some
observed phenomenon, based on experience or research. Scientific investigation is what people
like you and me use to develop better models and explanations for the world around them.
Scientific investigation is the way in which scientists and researchers use a systematic approach
to answer questions about the world around us. A quiz is provided to test the understanding.
1.15 SCIENCE IN OTHER CULTURESCultureCambridge Dictionary states that culture is, “the way of life, especially the general customs and
beliefs, of a particular group of people at a particular time.”
In the words of E.B. Taylor, “culture is one which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law,
custom and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.”
As a defining aspect of what it means to be human, culture is a central concept in anthropology,
encompassing the range of phenomena that are transmitted through social learning in human
societies.
Scientific CultureThe practices, behaviors, expectations and subcultures have their own sets of unwritten rules for
interacting with one another, and scientists are no exception. In science, these rules of good
behavior are fairly general but are essential to maintaining the quality of scientific evidence and
ideas. This is called Scientific Culture.
It also deals with honesty, integrity and objectivity. The aim of science is to uncover the real
workings of the natural world, and that requires honesty. It is difficult get to the truth by
exaggerating results, fudging numbers, selectively reporting data, or interpreting evidence in a
biased way. Hence, scientists expect other scientists to act with honesty and integrity, and treat
any violation of this expectation quite seriously.
1.16 A BRIEF EXPLORATION OF SCIENCE ININDIA ON MATHEMATICS, MEDICINE ANDMETALLURGICAL SCIENCES
Mathematics: The earliest traces of mathematical knowledge in the Indian subcontinent appear
with the Indus Valley Civilization (4th millennium BC to 3rd millennium BC). The people of this
civilization made bricks whose dimensions were in the proportion 4 : 2 : 1, considered favorable
for the stability of a brick structure. They also tried to standardize measurement of length to a
high degree of accuracy. They designed a ruler, the Mohenjo-Daro ruler whose unit of length
(approximately 1.32 inches or 3.4 centimeters) was divided into ten equal parts. Bricks
manufactured in ancient Mohenjo-Daro often had dimensions that were integral multiples of this
unit of length.
Indian astronomer and mathematician Aryabhata (476-550), in his Aryabhatiya introduced a
number of trigonometric functions (including sine, versine, cosine and inverse sine),
trigonometric tables, and techniques and algorithms of algebra. In 628 AD, Brahmagupta
suggested that gravity was a force of attraction. He also lucidly explained the use of zero as both
a placeholder and a decimal digit, along with the Hindu-Arabic numeral system now used
universally throughout the world. Arabic translations of the two astronomers’ texts were soon
available in the Islamic world, introducing what would become Arabic numerals to the Islamic
World by the 9th century. During the 14th-16th centuries, the Kerala School of Astronomy and
Mathematics made significant advances in astronomy and especially mathematics, including
fields such as trigonometry and analysis. In particular, Madhava of Sangamagrama is considered
the “founder of mathematical analysis”.
Medicine: Findings from Neolithic graveyards in what is now Pakistan show evidence of proto-
dentistry among an early farming culture. Ayurveda is a system of traditional medicine that
originated in ancient India before 2500 BC, and is now practiced as a form of alternative
medicine in other parts of the world. Its most famous text is the Suśrutasamhitā of Suśruta, which
is notable for describing procedures on various forms of surgery, including rhinoplasty, the repair
of torn ear lobes, perineal lithotomy, cataract surgery, and several other excisions and other
surgical procedures.
Ayurveda Medicine: Ayurveda as a science of medicine owes its origins in ancient India.
Ayurveda consists of two Sanskrit words – ‘ayur’ meaning age or life, and ‘veda’ which means
knowledge. Thus, the literal meaning of Ayurveda is the science of life or longevity. Ayurveda
constitutes ideas about ailments and diseases, their symptoms, diagnosis and cure, and relies
heavily on herbal medicines, including extracts of several plants of medicinal values. This
reliance on herbs differentiates Ayurveda from systems like Allopathy and Homeopathy.
Ayurveda has also always disassociated itself with witch doctors and voodoo.
Ancient scholars of India like Atreya, and Agnivesa have dealt with principles of Ayurveda as
long back as 800 BC. Their works and other developments were consolidated by Charaka who
compiled a compendium of Ayurvedic principles and practices in his treatise Charaka-Samahita,
which remained like a standard textbook almost for 2000 years and was translated into many
languages, including Arabic and Latin. ‘Charaka-Samahita’ deals with a variety of matters
covering physiology, etiology and embryology, concepts of digestion, metabolism, and immunity.
Preliminary concepts of genetics also find a mention, for example, Charaka has theorized
blindness from the birth is not due to any defect in the mother or the father, but owes its origin in
the ovum and the sperm.
Roots to the ancient Indian surgery go back to at least circa 800 BC. Shushruta, a medical
theoretician and practitioner, lived 2000 years before, in the ancient Indian city of Kasi, now
called Varanasi. He wrote a medical compendium called ‘Shushruta-Samahita. This ancient
medical compendium describes at least seven branches of surgery: Excision, Scarification,
Puncturing, Exploration, Extraction, Evacuation, and Suturing. The compendium also deals with
matters like rhinoplasty (plastic surgery) and ophthalmology (ejection of cataracts). The
compendium also focuses on the study the human anatomy by using a dead body.
In ancient India, Medical Science supposedly made many advances. Specifically, these advances
were in the areas of plastic surgery, extraction of cataracts, and dental surgery. There is
documentary evidence to prove the existence of these practices.
Metallurgy: The wootz, crucible and stainless steels were discovered in India, and were widely
exported in Classic Mediterranean world. It was known from Pliny the Elder as ferrum indicum.
Indian Wootz steel was held in high regard in Roman Empire was often considered to be the best.
After in Middle Age it was imported in Syria to produce with special techniques the “Damascus
steel” by the year 1000.
The Hindus excel in the manufacture of iron, and in the preparations of those ingredients along
with which it is fused to obtain that kind of soft iron which is usually styled Indian steel (Hindiah).
They also have workshops wherein are forged the most famous sabres in the world.
1.17 INTERDEPENDENCE OF SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY
Science and technology are interdependent because they use each other to go with the way of life.
Technology uses the life of science to make new things and science uses the life of technology to
observe new things with those new instruments and devices they use.
1.18 MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASEAny disease in which the pathogenesis can be traced to a single chemical substance, usually a
protein, which is either abnormal in structure or present in reduced amounts, is called Molecular
Disease.
It is a disease in which the manifestations are due to alterations in molecular structure and
function. In other words, it is a disease in which there is an abnormality in or a deficiency of a
particular molecule, such as hemoglobin in sickle cell anemia.
Molecular medicine is a broad field, where physical, chemical, biological and medical
techniques are used to describe molecular structures and mechanisms, identify fundamental
molecular and genetic errors of disease, and to develop molecular interventions to correct them.
The molecular medicine perspective emphasizes cellular and molecular phenomena and
interventions rather than the previous conceptual and observational focus on patients and their
organs.
1.19 VACCINATIONA vaccination is a treatment which makes the body stronger against a particular infection. The
body fights infection using the immune system, which is made up of millions of cells including T
cells and B cells.
Vaccination is the administration of antigenic material (a vaccine) to stimulate an individual’s
immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a pathogen. Vaccines can prevent or ameliorate
morbidity from infection. The effectiveness of vaccination has been widely studied and verified;
for example, the influenza vaccine, the HPV vaccine, and the chicken pox vaccine. Vaccination is
the most effective method of preventing infectious diseases; widespread immunity due to
vaccination is largely responsible for the worldwide eradication of smallpox and the restriction of
diseases such as polio, measles, and tetanus from much of the world. The World Health
Organization (WHO) reports that licensed vaccines are currently available to prevent or
contribute to the prevention and control of twenty-five infections.
Types of VaccinesVaccines work by presenting a foreign antigen to the immune system to evoke an immune
response, but there are several ways to do this. Four main types are currently in clinical use:
1. Inactivated Vaccine: An inactivated vaccine consists of virus or bacteria that are grown inculture and then killed using a method such as heat or formaldehyde. Although the virus orbacteria particles are destroyed and cannot replicate, the virus capsid proteins or bacterialwall are intact enough to be recognized and remembered by the immune system and evoke aresponse. When manufactured correctly, the vaccine is not infectious, but improperinactivation can result in intact and infectious particles. Since the properly produced vaccinedoes not reproduce, booster shots are required periodically to reinforce the immune response.
2. Attenuated Vaccine: In an attenuated vaccine, live virus or bacteria with very low virulenceare administered. They will replicate, but locally or very slowly. Since they do reproduceand continue to present antigen to the immune system beyond the initial vaccination,boosters may be required less often. These vaccines may be produced by passaging, forexample, adapting a virus into different host cell cultures, such as in animals, or atsuboptimal temperatures, allowing selection of less virulent strains or by mutagenesis ortargeted deletions in genes required for virulence. There is a small risk of reversion tovirulence, which is smaller in vaccines with deletions. Attenuated vaccines also cannot beused by immuno compromised individuals. Reversions of virulence were described for a fewattenuated viruses of chickens (infectious bursal disease virus, avian infectious bronchitisvirus, avian infectious laryngotracheitis virus and avian metapneumo virus.
3. Virus-like Particle Vaccines: It consists of viral protein derived from the structural proteinsof a virus. These proteins can self-assemble into particles that resemble the virus from whichthey were derived but lack viral nucleic acid, meaning that they are not infectious. Becauseof their highly repetitive, multivalent structure, virus-like particles are typically moreimmunogenic than subunit vaccines. The human papilloma virus and Hepatitis B virusvaccines are two virus-like particle-based vaccines currently in clinical use.
4. Subunit Vaccine: A subunit vaccine presents an antigen to the immune system withoutintroducing viral particles, whole or otherwise. One method of production involves isolation
of a specific protein from a virus or bacterium (such as a bacterial toxin) and administeringthis by itself. A weakness of this technique is that isolated proteins may have a differentthree-dimensional structure than the protein in its normal context, and will induce antibodiesthat may not recognize the infectious organism. In addition, subunit vaccines often elicitweaker antibody responses than the other classes of vaccines.
1.20 LASER AND PHOTONICS APPLICATIONSLaser: A laser is an optical device that emits coherent light (electromagnetic radiation). A laser is
a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated
emission of electromagnetic radiation. The term Laser is an acronym for Light Amplification by
Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
Typically, lasers are thought of as emitting light in a narrow, low-divergence beam, with a narrow
wavelength spectrum (monochromatic light). Lasers need not have either characteristic; however,
it is the coherence of the laser’s output that is distinctive. Most other light sources emit incoherent
light, which has a phase that varies randomly with time and position.
Uses and Applications of LaserThe first application of lasers visible in the daily lives of the general population was the
supermarket bar code scanner, introduced in 1974. The laser disc player, introduced in 1978, was
the first successful consumer product to include a laser, but the compact disc player was the first
laser-equipped device to become truly common in consumers’ homes, beginning in 1982,
followed shortly by laser printers.
The first working laser was demonstrated on May 16, 1960 by Theodore Maiman at Hughes
Research Laboratories. Since then, lasers have become a multi-billion dollar industry. Lasers
important applications are:
By far, the largest single application of lasers is in optical storage devices such as CompactDisc and DVD players, in which a semiconductor laser less than a millimeter wide scanssurface of the disc.
The second largest application is fiber-optic communication. Other common applications of lasers are bar code readers, laser printers and laser pointers. In manufacturing, lasers are used for cutting, bending, and welding metal and other materials,
and for ‘marking’, i.e., producing visible patterns such as letters by changing the propertiesof a material or by inscribing its surface.
In science, lasers are used for many applications. One of the more common is laserspectroscopy, which typically takes advantage of the laser’s well-defined wavelength or thepossibility of generating very short pulses of light.
Lasers are used by the military for range-finding, target designation, and illumination. Thesehave also begun to be used as directed-energy weapons.
Lasers are used in medicine for surgery, diagnostics, and therapeutic applications.Some of the other applications of laser include:
1. Medicine: Bloodless surgery, laser healing, surgical treatment, kidney stone treatment, eyetreatment, dentistry, etc.
2. Industry: Cutting, welding, material heat treatment, marking parts.3. Defense: Marking targets, guiding munitions, missile defense, electro-optical
countermeasures (EOCM), and alternative to radar.4. Research: Spectroscopy, laser ablation, laser annealing, laser scattering, laser interferometry
and LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging).5. Product development: Laser printers, CDs, bar code scanners, thermometers, laser pointers,
holograms, bubblegrams.6. Laser lighting displays: Laser light shows.7. Laser skin procedures: Acne treatment, cellulite reduction and hair removal.
In addition to the above, there is a great variety of laser applications.
ManufacturingLasers are widely used in manufacturing, e.g., for cutting, drilling, welding, cladding, soldering
(brazing), hardening, ablating, surface treatment, marking, engraving, micromachining, pulsed
laser deposition, lithography, alignment, etc. In most cases, relatively high optical intensities are
applied to a small spot, leading to intense heating, possibly evaporation and plasma generation.
Essential aspects are the high spatial coherence of laser light, allowing for strong focusing, and
often also the potential for generating intense pulses.
Laser processing methods have many advantages, compared with mechanical approaches. They
allow the fabrication of very fine structures with high quality, avoiding mechanical stress such as
caused by mechanical drills and blades. A laser beam with high beam quality can be used to drill
very fine and deep holes, e.g., for injection nozzles. A high processing speed is often achieved,
e.g., in the fabrication of filter sieves. Further, the lifetime limitation of mechanical tools is
removed. It can also be advantageous to process materials without touching them.
The requirements on optical power and beam quality depend very much on the application and
the involved materials. For example, laser marking on plastics can be done with fairly low power
levels, whereas cutting, welding or drilling on metals requires much more – often multiple
kilowatts. Soldering applications may require a high power but only a moderate beam quality,
whereas particularly remote welding (i.e., welding with a substantial distance between laser head
and welded parts) depends on a high beam quality.
Laser-aided manufacturing often allows one to produce the essentially same parts with higher
quality and/or lower cost. Also, it is often possible to realize entirely new part designs or the use
of new materials. For example, automobile parts are increasingly made of light materials such as
aluminum, which require tentatively more laser joining operations. Weight reductions are
possible not only by the user of lighter materials, but also, e.g., by producing them with shorter
flanges due to higher precision than is feasible with conventional production methods.
Medical ApplicationsThere is a wide range of medical applications. Often these relate to the outer parts of the human
body, which are easily reached with light; examples are eye surgery and vision correction
(LASIK), dentistry, dermatology (e.g., photodynamic therapy of cancer), and various kinds of
cosmetic treatment such as tattoo removal and hair removal.
Lasers are also used for surgery (e.g., of the prostate), exploiting the possibility to cut tissues
while causing minimal bleeding. Some operations can be done with endoscopic means; an
endoscope may contain an optical fiber for delivering light to the operation scene and another
fiber for imaging, apart from additional channels for mechanical instruments.
Very different types of lasers are required for medical applications, depending on the optical
wavelength, output power, pulse format, etc. In many cases, the laser wavelength is chosen such
that certain substances (e.g., pigments in tattoos or caries in teeth) absorb light more strongly than
surrounding tissue, so that they can be more precisely targeted.
Medical lasers are not always used for therapy. Some of them rather assist the diagnosis, e.g., via
methods of ocular imaging, laser microscopy or spectroscopy.
MetrologyLasers are widely used in optical metrology, e.g., for extremely precise position measurements
and optical surface profiling with interferometers, for long-distance range finding and navigation.
Laser scanners are based on collimated laser beams, which can read, e.g., bar codes or other
graphics over some distance. It is also possible to scan three-dimensional objects, e.g., in the
context of Crime Scene Investigation (CSI).
Optical sampling is a technique applied for the characterization of fast electronic microcircuits,
microwave photonics, terahertz science, etc. Lasers also allow for extremely precise time
measurements and are therefore essential component of optical clocks which are beginning to
outperform the currently used cesium atomic clocks. Fiber-optic sensors, often probed with laser
light, allow for the distributed measurement of temperature, stress, and other quantities, e.g., in
oil pipelines and wings of airplanes.
Data StorageOptical data storage, e.g., in compact disks (CDs), DVDs, blue-ray discs and magneto-optical
disks, nearly always relies on a laser source, which has a high spatial coherence and can thus be
used to address very tiny spots in the recording medium, allowing a very high density data
storage. Another case is holography, where the temporal coherence can also be important.
CommunicationsOptical fiber communication, extensively used particularly for long-distance optical data
transmission, mostly relies on laser light in optical glass fibers. Free-space optical
communications, e.g., for inter-satellite communications, is based on higher-power lasers,
generating collimated laser beams which propagate over large distances with small beam
divergence.
DisplaysLaser projection displays containing RGB (Red, Green, Blue) sources can be used for cinemas,
home videos, flight simulators, etc., and are often superior to other displays concerning possible
screen dimensions, resolution and color saturation. However, further reductions in manufacturing
costs will be essential for deep market penetration.
SpectroscopyLaser spectroscopy is used in many different forms and in a wide range of applications. For
example, atmospheric physics and pollution monitoring profits from trace gas sensing with
differential absorption LIDAR technology. Solid materials can be analyzed with laser-induced
breakdown spectroscopy. Laser spectroscopy also plays a role in medicine (e.g., cancer detection),
biology and various types of fundamental research, partly related to metrology.
MicroscopyLaser microscopes and setups for optical coherence tomography (OCT) provide images of, e.g.,
biological samples with very high resolution, often in three dimensions. It is also possible to
realize functional imaging.
Various Scientific ApplicationsLaser cooling makes it possible to bring clouds of atoms or ions to extremely low temperatures.
This has applications in fundamental research and also for industrial purposes.
Particularly, in biological and medical research, optical tweezers can be used for trapping and
manipulating small particles, such as bacteria or parts of living cells.
Laser guide stars are used in astronomical observatories in combination with adaptive optics for
atmospheric correction. They allow substantially increased image resolution even in cases where
a sufficiently close-by natural guide star is not available.
Energy TechnologyIn the future, high-power laser systems might play a role in electricity generation. Laser-induced
nuclear fusion is investigated as an alternative to other types of fusion reactors. High-power lasers
can also be used for isotope separation.
Military ApplicationsThere are a variety of military laser applications. In relatively few cases, lasers are used as
weapons; the “laser sword” has become popular in movies, but not in practice. Some high-power
lasers are currently developed for potential use as directed energy weapons on the battlefield, or
for destroying missiles, projectiles and mines.
In other cases, lasers function as target designators or laser sights (essentially laser pointers
emitting visible or invisible laser beams), or as irritating or blinding (normally not directly
destroying) countermeasures, e.g., against heat-seeking anti-aircraft missiles. It is also possible to
blind soldiers temporarily or permanently with laser beams, although the latter is forbidden by
rules of war.
There are also many laser applications which are not specific for military use, e.g., in areas such
as range finding, LIDAR, and optical communications.
PhotonicsPhotonics is the technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy
whose quantum unit is the photon. Photonics involves cutting-edge uses of lasers, optics, fiber
optics, and electro-optical devices in numerous and diverse fields of technology – alternate
energy, manufacturing, health care, telecommunication, environmental monitoring, homeland
security, aerospace, solid state lighting, and many others.
Photonics is an area of study that involves the use of radiant energy (such as light), whose
fundamental element is the photon. Photonic applications use the photon in the same way that
electronic applications use the electron. Devices that run on light have a number of advantages
over those that use electricity. Light travels at about 10 times the speed that electricity does,
which means (among other things) that data transmitted photonically can travel long distances in
a fraction of the time. Furthermore, visible-light and infrared (IR) beams, unlike electric currents,
pass through each other without interacting, so they don’t cause interference. A single optical
fibre has the capacity to carry three million telephone calls simultaneously.
Among the large number of current or possible photonic applications are: photonic switching and
photonic network s, and the photonic computer.
Importance of PhotonicsLasers and other light beams are the “preferred carriers” of energy and information for many
applications. For example:
Lasers are used for welding, drilling, and cutting of metals, fabrics, human tissue, and othermaterials.
Coherent light beams (lasers) have a high bandwidth and can carry far more informationthan radio frequency and microwave signals.
Fiber optics allow light to be “piped” through cables. Spectral analyses of gases and solid substances provide positive identification and
quantifiable concentrations.The applications of photonics as an “enabling” technology are extremely broad. From an
educational standpoint, this means that the infusion of one or two photonics courses into two-year
post-secondary programmes in related technologies can qualify graduates for a far wider variety
of jobs and increase the global competitiveness of the American workforce.
Applications of Photonics Aerospace technology: Uses LiDAR (laser RADAR systems) and laser altimeters, imaging
systems for test and analysis of aircraft, holographic heads-up displays, and optical patternrecognition systems for navigation.
Agriculture: Uses satellite remote sensing to detect large-scale crop effects, scanningtechnology and infrared imaging to monitor food production and quality, and sensor systemsfor planting and irrigation.
Biomedicine: Uses lasers for surgery, therapies such as photodynamic therapy, and in situkeratomileusis (LASIK) procedures; uses testing and analysis devices such as non-invasiveglucose monitors.
Construction: Includes scanning site topography, laser bar code readers to inventorymaterials, laser distance measuring and alignment, and three-dimensional analysis to trackthe progress of construction.
Engineering, micro technology, and nanotechnology: Uses lasers in the manufacture ofelectrical devices, motors, engines, semi-conductor chips, circuits, and computers; viaphotolithography, photonics is central to MEMS production.
Alternate Energy/Green Solutions: Photovoltaic Devices (PVDs) are used for SolarElectric Panels. Recent improvements in cost, efficiency, and reliability promise that PVDswill be an even greater contributor to Alternative Electric Energy in the future.
Environmental technology: Uses ultraviolet Doppler optical absorption spectroscopy (UV-DOAS) to monitor air quality; uses fast Fourier transform analysis to monitor particulatematter in effluents released from stacks
Geographic information systems and global positioning: Uses optics and photonics inimaging and image processing to refine atmospheric and space-based images.
Information technology: Uses optics for data storage, ultrafast data switching, and(especially) transmission of data across fiber-optic networks
Chemical technology: Relies on molecular optical spectroscopy for analysis and on ultra-short laser pulses to induce fluorescence; chemical vapor deposition and plasma etchingsupport photonics thin film applications
Transportation: Uses optics for monitoring exhaust emissions to ensure the integrity ofshipping containers arriving from foreign ports, and navigation with ring laser gyroscopes.
Homeland security: DNA scanning, laser forensics, retinal scanning, identification ofdangerous substances and optical surveillance.
Manufacturing: Laser welding, drilling, and cutting, and precision measurements.
Biotechnology: Optical spectrometers and other optical devices are being used to verifybiochemical compositions and monitor biotech processes.
Solid State Lighting: Light-emitting Diodes (LEDs) are replacing incandescent bulbsbecause of their low efficiency and compact fluorescent lighting (CFLs) because of their
exposure of mercury to the environment. The cost of LEDs for outdoor lighting, traffic lightsand indoor commercial and office use is now cost-effective.
1.21 MICROSCOPYThe word “microscopy” comes from two Greek words: ‘mikros’, small + ‘skopeo’, which mean
‘small’ and ‘to view’ respectively. Hence, it is nothing but to view small (objects).
Microscopy is the examination of minute objects by means of a microscope, an instrument which
provides an enlarged image of an object not visible with the naked eye.
Microscopy ApplicationsFrom the post-renaissance era of human society to the modern era, the microscope has made a
tremendous contribution leading to revolutionary breakthroughs in science and technology.
Human thinking has been impacted and our curiosity has been ignited. Our daily lives with
modern electronics, medicine and food have been greatly impacted by technology originating
from discoveries in microscopy confirming that the microscope is a vital scientific instrument not
to be over looked. Microscopy has been used in the following areas:
Life Sciences Cell Biology Research Blood Microscopy Surgical Immunohisto Chemistry – in Cancer Research
Nanotechnology Concepts and Dangers of Nanotechnology Nanobots – Uses in Medicine and Industry Carbon Nanotubes Biotechnology
Pathology Histopathology Digital Pathology Cytopathology Phytopathology Forensic Pathology
1.22 SCIENCE AND THE PUBLIC
The 21st century will pose a number of extremely serious challenges to the world at large. These
challenges include issues around:
Energy Climate change Population growth Gene-based technologies Surveillance and privacy, etc.
Solutions to these challenges demand that critical and urgent public policy decisions be made and
implemented and will require substantial public dialog and input. For this process to be effective,
we need a scientifically literate populace.
The Science and the Public engage in public activities and debates related to science and promote:
Science communication Science and humanism Science and public policy Science in the political, religious and secular environments
1.23 NEED FOR AN INFORMED PUBLIC IN ADEMOCRACY ABOUT SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY
The importance of science and technology in contemporary society is demonstrated by the use of
it in our daily lives we often have no idea how science and technology really affect us. We live
and work in structures given to us by science and technology. We are transported around on the
ground, across the water and in the air by vehicles that are the direct result of science and
technology. Modern societies are literally built on science and technology. When we turn on the
tap, flush the toilet, or flip a light switch, we are accessing science and technology.
Medicine is wall-to-wall science and technology, and anyone who is more than mildly ill or has
been injured in more than a minor way will benefit from science and technology. No food in
modern society is touched by science and technology, either in its origin, packaging and
processing, transportation or vending.
Without technology, we would not have a TV, computer, phones and other things. Without science, we would hardly know anything about our planet, country or even our local
area.
Without science and technology, we would still be hunter-gatherers working hard for aliving, and there would be no such things as cars, electricity, cities, computers, the internet,etc.
Use of Science and TechnologyScience and technology is being used in the following areas:
Telecommunications
Computers
The space programme (satellites, space craft, space station, etc.)
Medicine and health care (including pharmaceutical advances, etc.)
Mental health (science and technology used to diagnose schizophrenia, etc.)
The study of genetics (cloning, hybridization, embryonic cell research, in vitro fertilization)
Prevention of disease
Weaponry and military equipment (seen in Iraq War)
Agriculture marketing and sales (internet services)
Environmental issues (satellite images of glacier recession, e.g., water treatment,oceanography, etc.)
Weather (study of patterns, predicting, etc)
Entertainment (video games, virtual reality, movies, etc.)
Music (Ipod, music software, downloads, mp3, etc.)
Transportation (the designing of trains, cars, planes, etc. is a combination of science andtechnology)
Architecture
Home and business appliances and equipment Techie products (GPS, handheld PCs, ionizers, etc.)
Science and technology can improve lives by eliminating labor-intensive work, such as manual
laundry washing with washing machines, by eliminating or vaccinating against diseases polio,
smallpox, and chickenpox, by expanding life spans such as premature baby incubators or keyhole
heart surgery, by expanding horizons such as visiting a foreign country by plane or living in the
suburbs and driving a car or riding transit to the city to work, by increasing awareness such as
Amber Alerts or international news coverage, and in almost every other way imaginable.
1.24 SCIENCE POLICYScience policy is an area of public policy which is concerned with the policies that affect the
conduct of the science and research enterprise, including the funding of science, often in
pursuance of other national policy goals such as technological innovation to promote commercial
product development, weapons development, health care and environmental monitoring. Science
policy also refers to the act of applying scientific knowledge and consensus to the development of
public policies.
Science policy, thus, deals with the entire domain of issues that involve the natural sciences. In
accordance with public policy being concerned about the well-being of its citizens, science
policy’s goal is to consider how science and technology can best serve the public.
Science Policy means saving lives, creating jobs and promoting education. Science policy experts,
thus, serve as the bridge between researchers and the public, using their talents to find ways to
translate esoteric, often highly technical scientific issues into something that can be sold as good
policy. Some people who do science policy have advanced degrees in their fields; some are just
really good at advocating for a topic that they believe in. What all science policy experts have in
common is literacy in science, economics and politics.
1.25 RESEARCH FUNDINGResearch funding is a term generally covering any funding for scientific research, in the areas of
both “hard” science and technology and social science.
The term often denotes funding obtained through a competitive process, in which potential
research projects are evaluated and only the most promising receive funding. Such processes,
which are run by government, corporations or foundations, allocate scarce funds.
Most research funding comes from two major sources, corporations (through research and
development departments) and government (primarily carried out through universities and
specialized government agencies; often known as research councils). Some small amounts of
scientific research are carried out (or funded) by charitable foundations, especially in relation to
developing cures for diseases such as cancer, malaria and AIDS.
Types of Research Funds Government-funded research can either be carried out by the government itself, or through
grants to researchers outside the government. Private funding for research comes from philanthropists, crowd-funding, private companies,
non-profit foundations, and professional organizations. Philanthropists and foundations havebeen known to pour millions of dollars into a wide variety of scientific investigations,including basic research discovery, disease cures, particle physics, astronomy, marinescience, and the environment.
1.26 SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ANDDEVELOPMENTScience and Technology have always been an integral part of Indian culture. Natural philosophy,
as it was termed in those ancient times, was pursued vigorously at institutions of higher learning.
The Indian Renaissance, which coincided with our independence struggle, at the dawn of 1900s,
witnessed great strides made by Indian scientists. This innate ability to perform creatively in
science came to be backed with an institutional setup and strong state support after the country’s
independence in 1947. Since then, the Government of India has spared no effort to establish a
modern S&T infrastructure in the country. The Department of Science and Technology plays a
pivotal role in promotion of science and technology in the country.
This section offers detailed information pertaining to scientific education and scientific research
and development. Details of policies, schemes, documents and programmes for scientists,
researchers, scholars, students, etc. are also available.
The following are crucial components of Science and Technology:
1. Improving education and capacity building: Enhanced science teaching at both theprimary and secondary levels is central to scientific and technological capacity building andto a better public understanding of sustainable development issues. A further target shouldbe to increase the percentage of university level students enrolled in science, mathematicsand engineering. Current enrollments are decreasing in most developed and developingcountries alike. Three core components are critical in enhancing capacity: skilled individuals,efficient institutions and active networks. Capacity building at the international, regional andsub-regional levels must be given increased attention, as it is often the most cost-efficientway to build a critical mass of S&T capacity.
2. Bridging the North-South divide in scientific and technological capacity: While it isnecessary to build and enhance strong scientific and technological capacity in all regions ofthe world, this need is particularly pressing in developing countries. Developing countriesmust address this problem and enhance significantly investment in higher education andS&T capacity. The developed countries must accept their responsibility for much improvedknowledge and technology sharing. Bilateral donors and other funding mechanisms shouldsubstantially increase the funds they allocate to S&T for sustainable development, especiallyin the area of scientific and technological capacity building.
3. Clean technologies and sustainable production and consumption patterns: The publicand private funding of science and technology, in developed and developing countries alike,must focus on developing new clean technologies, and supporting sustainable productionsystems and consumption patterns. There should also be improved international sharing andlocal adaptation of clean and/or traditional technologies. In many instances, traditionaltechnologies offer viable solutions. Due emphasis should be placed, whenever appropriateon local, culturally adapted and low-cost technologies.
4. Governance for sustainable development: Governance systems for sustainabledevelopment at local, national, regional and global levels must incorporate the best availablescientific and technological knowledge. The link between the S&T community and decision-making is poorly supported by current institutional structures. Existing governanceinstitutions and institutional mechanisms need to be transformed in ways which ensure S&Tinput; if necessary, new mechanisms should be developed to meet this explicit goal. The toolof integrated scientific and technological assessments needs to be bolstered and enhanced atnational, regional and global levels.
5. Long-term perspectives and data needs: The S&T community has a responsibility toprovide the knowledge and technologies that will enable a long-term sustainable future. Tothis end, a basic requisite will be to establish long-term monitoring systems for collectingreliable scientific, socio-economic and other societal data. These systems must permit theintegration of all relevant data sets for addressing crucial sustainability issues. The globalenvironmental observation systems need to be made fully operational, which requiresgovernmental funding. Full and open access to scientific information data must be ensured.
6. Augmenting financial resources for S&T for sustainable development: Current levels ofinvestment in S&T for sustainable development are far too low in both developed anddeveloping countries. This is true both with respect to the scope of the problems and withrespect to the promising rate of return on S&T investments. Larger investments in S&Tshould be seen primarily as increased investment in a country’s socio-economicdevelopment and in preserving natural life support systems for the present and futuregenerations, rather than simply as research expenditures.
Study QuestionsFill up the blank questions with suitable word
1. Science refers to a system of acquiring ______________.2. A large group of people who live together in an organized way is called ______________.
3. Aristotle was an ancient ______________ Philosopher.4. The book written by Galileo is called ______________.5. ______________ has formulated theory of gravity and his laws of motion.6. Darwin’s monumental work ______________ was published in 1859.7. Marie Curie and Pierre Curie discovered ______________.8. In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered ______________.9. Francis Crick and James Watson discovered the double-helix structure of ______________.
10. ______________ Indian astronomer and mathematician.11. Nicolas Copernicus has contributed to ______________.12. ______________ has been called the “father of modern observational astronomy”, the
“father of modern physics”, the “father of science”, and the “father of modern science”.13. Renaissance, literally means ______________.14. The time of the building intellectual movement, called ______________.15. Alexander Fleming discovered ______________.16. ______________ is an the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation.17. ______________ is an assumption about certain characteristics of a population.18. ______________ refers to form a theory or theories.19. A ______________ is an optical device that emits coherent light.20. ______________ is the technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of
radiant energy.21. ______________ is the examination of minute objects.22. ______________ policy refers to the act of applying scientific knowledge and consensus to
the development of public policies.23. Funding for scientific research is called ______________.
Answers:1. Knowledge2. Society3. Greek4. Siderius Nuncius5. Newton6. The Origin of Species7. Radium8. Penicillin9. DNA
10. Aryabhata11. Astronomy12. Galileo13. Rebirth14. The Age of Enlightenment
15. Penicillin16. Experimentation17. Hypothesis18. Theorizing19. Laser20. Photonics21. Microscopy22. Science23. Research Funding
Objective Type QuestionsAnswer the following Questions in two or three lines.
1. Define the term Science?2. State the meaning of Society.3. State the important features of Science.4. State any three important Ancient Greek Scientists5. State the name of monumental work of Charles Darwin.6. What do you mean by the word ‘Revolution’?7. Who is Nicolas Copernicus?8. State book published by Copernicus.9. Brief state the contributions of Galileo Galilei
10. What do you mean by the term Renaissance?11. What do you understand by the term Age of Enlightenment?12. Briefly state the meaning of Industrial Revolution.13. State the important technological improvements made during industrial revolution.14. State the meaning of Modern Science.15. What do you mean by Hypothesis?16. What is Theorizing?17. State the meaning of Experimentation.18. Write a note on Ayurveda Medicine.19. What do you understand by Molecular Disease20. Give the meaning of vaccination.21. State the different types of vaccines.22. Give the meaning of Laser and Photonics.23. State few applications of Photonics.24. State the applications of Microscopy.25. What do you mean by Science Policy?26. State the types of Research Funds.